Mark Williams vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Mark Williams, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Mark Williams played 3 years in the NBA, 4 less than Trae Young, who played 7. Mark Williams had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Trae Young had his rookie season in 2018-19. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Mark Williams 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25
Trae Young 7 3 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mark Williams Trae Young
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mark Williams 43 19.3 9.0 2.2 4.9 7.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.2 3.7 5.8 .637 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .691
difference:+38+11.6+10.1+1.4+2.0+3.4+7.7+0.2+0.8-2.9-0.5+2.8+9.7+.219+1.9+6.0+2.6+2.8+.138
Trae Young 81 30.9 19.1 0.8 2.9 3.7 8.1 0.9 0.2 3.8 1.7 6.5 15.5 .418 1.9 6.0 .324 4.2 5.1 .829
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mark Williams nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Mark Williams Trae Young
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mark Williams 19 26.7 12.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.6 5.2 7.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .719
difference:+41+8.6+16.9+3.5+2.0+5.4+8.1+0.3+1.0-3.9-0.9+3.9+12.9+.212+3.4+9.5+5.6+5.9+.141
Trae Young 60 35.3 29.6 0.5 3.7 4.3 9.3 1.1 0.1 4.8 1.7 9.1 20.8 .437 3.4 9.5 .361 8.0 9.3 .860
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mark Williams nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Mark Williams Trae Young
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mark Williams 44 26.6 15.3 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.1 10.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.7 .804
difference:+19+7.1+10.0+2.4+3.9+6.3+6.9+0.1+1.0-2.5-0.6+1.6+7.5+.166+2.2+6.2+.343+4.7+5.0+.082
Trae Young 63 33.7 25.3 0.6 3.3 3.9 9.4 0.8 0.2 4.1 1.8 7.7 17.7 .438 2.2 6.3 .343 7.7 8.7 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------
Trae Young 16 37.7 28.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 9.5 1.3 0.0 4.0 2.2 9.4 22.4 .418 2.8 9.0 .313 7.3 8.4 .866

Additional Years

* Trae Young played 4 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2022 to 2025—Trae Young played in two Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Mark Williams, Trae Young got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Assists Leader
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game